"Things We Never Forget"

Things We Never Forget
~Nadine Brothers Lybarger~

There's a lot of nice things about Christmas

Things we never forget . . .

The toys we got and the fun times we had

At our Christmas parties, and yet . . .

I think the best of all was when

The neighbors gathered 'round

Grandmother's old fashioned kitchen

And sacked up pound after pound

Of peppermint sticks and jelly beans

And sugar curls, until

There was enough that everyone Would get their fill.

There were barrels of nuts and oranges

And candied apples, too,

And even the children present, had

An important job to do.

There's a lot to tell about Christmas

That makes a pretty rhyme . . .

But there's nothing more fun to remember

Than candy-sacking time.